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Windows 7: Windows Task Scheduler Batch File

I just found the reason it was not working. My mistake. I used double quotes while designating the file & folder paths instead of single quotes, on the batch file itself. Therefore it was not running from windows task manager, however it did work from the batch file itself.

Thank you so much for all yourhelp David, Tookeri & nekkidtruth
All the best!

Windows Task Scheduler Batch File

Windows Task Scheduler Move FileHello:
Using windows task scheduler, how do I move a file to a different folder, there is a box Program/Script that can browse a file then there is a box Add arguments, where and how do I add the from and to file path
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I've recently been setting up some automation via TS with great success, until now.
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When I refresh I get the same message.
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Windows Task Scheduler stays active after it runned a batch fileHi small question,
My batch file runs quite well in windows task scheduler, but it stays active.
How can I make sure Task Scheduler finishes this?
I am closing VLC player with a command ending with --play-and-exit
and then vlc:quit (to kill the processes in the task manager).